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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1915
Page
3
The piece argues that minimum wages won t eliminate poverty because higher wages raise living costs. It critiques wage scale fixes, notes labor as a production factor, and warns against artificial price controls while urging informed democratic action and government involvement.
A heated editorial condemns the Central Labor Union for proposing a congress of neutral nations to end the war and for sending delegates to incite treason in Britain France Germany Russia and Austria. It warns treason laws would apply and calls the idea an exhibition of foolishness.
A University of Texas debating team argued for a minimum wage schedule for unskilled laborers, conceding constitutionality, but the team lost by two to one. The affirmative contended that low wages cause poverty and that a wage schedule would cure the era’s economic ill, praising the team’s economic instruction.
Editorial notes rising public awareness of U S military and naval readiness driven by both party support and lessons from European war. It cites newspapers as educators and highlights how commercial firms, notably a large cotton shipping company, are spreading knowledge about national defense status.
Charges of conduct unbecoming a Christian minister are brought against Rev Dr Charles T Parkhurst of New York. The case centers on a letter he wrote on prohibition policy, urging limited prohibition and questioning total bans on beer and light wines. The presbytery trial’s outcome will shape views inside and outside churches.
A Galveston Tribune letter questions if banning arms shipments by the United States would shorten the war and aid which faction. It argues Germany would gain, England benefits from maritime control, and that war duration hinges on allied exhaustion of the Teutons despite cutting munitions.
Lawmakers in multiple states and Congress push for a uniform farm credit system to help farmers obtain cheaper money. The U S Department of Agriculture has studied the farmer driven credits approach for years, seeking to empower farmers to build their own credit systems within legal frameworks.
The article critiques a national campaign against drugs noting some positive outcomes yet warns that abuse cannot be eradicated in larger communities. It cites physicians and pharmacists granting prescriptions under pressure and questions scrutiny of medical practice amid profits driving illegal drug trades.
In a melodramatic scene the opera star Merwin overcomes doubt and sings with legendary power as Olga Drake watches his performance. A tabloid whisper of a divorce haunts Merwin while a journalist needles the press and the audience holds its breath as the star’s fate unfolds amid betrayal and fame. Olga confronts the public glare, seeking mercy and closure as personal ruin collides with professional legend.
Fragmented bedtime tale about a robin nest and sparrows tended by a childlike narrator. A cat, a dog, and a sowful of mishaps unfold as young observers feed the birds, watch their attempts to fly, and witness the robin's peril and resilience.
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